Internship at The Hague Conference on Private International Law

Don’t miss out on the incredible intership opportunity offered by the Hague and its International Private Law conference!

Organization/Company:With 81 Members (80 States and the European Union) representing all continents, the Hague Conference on Private International Law is a global inter-governmental organisation. A melting pot of different legal traditions, it develops and services multilateral legal instruments, which respond to global needs.

The statutory mission of the Conference is to work for the "progressive unification" of these rules. This involves finding internationally-agreed approaches to issues such as jurisdiction of the courts, applicable law, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in a wide range of areas, from commercial law and banking law to international civil procedure and from child protection to matters of marriage and personal status.

Over the years, the Conference has, in carrying out its mission, increasingly become a centre for international judicial and administrative co-operation in the area of private law, especially in the fields of protection of the family and children, of civil procedure and commercial law.

Duty Station: The Hague, Netherlands

Open to:The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (the Hague Conference) seeks interns who, in the context of their degree studies or their doctoral research, wish to deepen their knowledge of private international law, understand how the Hague Conference functions and provide assistance in the work of the institution.

Timeframe: As a general rule, the duration of an internship is three to six months. However, the Permanent Bureau occasionally seeks candidates for shorter Internships; these missions de stage are devoted to a very precise task that can be completed quickly.

Deadline: Not specified but all candidates should send the documentation and submit the application preferably six months prior to the desired starting date.

Description: Interns are required to:

carry out basic research on particular points of private international law or comparative law, relevant either to the operation of existing Hague Conventions or to the future work of the Hague Conference;

take part in the practical work of preparation for meetings (working groups, Special Commissions, Diplomatic Sessions);

carry out preparatory work of translation or documentary research in accordance with the needs of the lawyers of the Permanent Bureau.

Qualifications: The intern should speak at least one of the two official languages of the Conference, French and English. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

Required documents: Any person interested in an internship at the Hague Conference should submit the following documentation:

- a curriculum vitae

- a letter of motivation

- a description of courses followed

- a transcript of academic records

- one or more academic references

- writing sample (an excerpt of any of your academic writings in English or French)

How to apply:

Applications, including all of the above-mentioned documentation, should be submitted by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., preferably six months prior to the desired starting date.

Interns are encouraged to investigate available funding within their university or from other public and private organisations (e.g., scholarships or internship placement programmes offered through their university, grants from research foundations, etc.).

Wage/fees: Internships offered by the Permanent Bureau are not remunerated. The intern must meet all his or her own expenses during his or her stay in The Hague and pay travel costs.

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